tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post6938986294823959053..comments2024-03-27T05:07:11.414-07:00Comments on Ken Albala's Food Rant: PiquetteKen Albalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-29556150620624162302013-12-14T23:19:26.396-08:002013-12-14T23:19:26.396-08:00Piquette,
It is is what the farmers used to drink ...Piquette,<br />It is is what the farmers used to drink while reaping in the summer sun. Bad for your teeth, though, due to the vinegar it contains.<br /><br />Today, in French, piquette means 'cheap, bad wine'Nick Trachetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-12460130711654436232013-12-13T14:16:01.063-08:002013-12-13T14:16:01.063-08:00Deana, The barrels aren't expensive. And I'...Deana, The barrels aren't expensive. And I'll only get a third of a bottle of grappa from this, so it's probably not worth the effort. But it's tasty and cleared up beautifully when the sediment went down. Ken Albalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-6048784973102819842013-12-11T06:57:39.261-08:002013-12-11T06:57:39.261-08:00Love the color. Are you going to try to make grap...Love the color. Are you going to try to make grappa??<br />I am now thinking of making a raspberry eau de vie and still have my eye on calvados with a toasted piece of oak in the container for color (or maybe I should get a little barrel and try to do it the old fashioned way....Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-51922176182862924852013-12-08T19:16:14.164-08:002013-12-08T19:16:14.164-08:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Kristinenoreply@blogger.com